Briskin, Mae
BRISKIN, Mae
BRISKIN, Mae. American, b. 1924. Genres: Novels, Novellas/Short stories, History. Career: Brooklyn College (now of the City University of New York), Brooklyn, NY, instructor in economics, 1944-45; New York State Department of Labor, New York City, investigator, 1945-47; New York City Housing Authority, member of tenant selection and management staffs of housing projects, 1947-50; writer, 1973-. Publications: A Boy Like Astrid's Mother (stories), 1988; The Tree Still Stands (novel), 1991; A Hole in the Water (novel), 2002. Address: 3604 Arbutus Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94303, U.S.A.
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